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sSenior MRI Tech

Sentara Health

Norfolk, VAFull-time$47.49–69.73/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$47.49–69.73/hr
Location
Norfolk, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

This onsite MRI Technologist position is primarily responsible for virtual scanning at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital while scanning patients at offsite Sentara locations. The technologist follows site-specific protocols, coordinates with patient care staff at different sites, and maintains MRI safety. The role also includes general MRI examinations and may involve specialized responsibilities such as cardiac or interoperative scanning, MRI safety, or program coordination.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

MRI ScanningMRI SafetyGE PlatformsSiemens PlatformsVirtual ScanningImplanted Device ScanningCommunicationPatient Positioning

Qualifications

5 Years MRI ExperienceALD Radiologic Sciences or Trade School CertificateARRT or MR Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift Weekend Days Overview: OVERVIEW

THIS IS AN ONSITE POSITION IN NORFOLK VA

Performs general MRI examinations while maintaining safety integrity of MRI operational area for all people including staff and customers. Maintains an adequate supply inventory for performing examinations. Explains examination and procedures to patients and completes departmental documentation. Performs MR Tech I & II responsibilities with addition of one of the following: Interoperative, Cardiac, virtual steering technologist, serving as a MR Safety officer or MRI Program Coordinator (to include working in an ambulatory setting). Prior studies in Radiologic Technology, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or Nuclear Medicine Technology, or Sonography, or Radiation Therapy

Job Description

This is an MRI Technologist position that is primarily responsible for Virtual Scanning located at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital while scanning patients at offsite Sentara locations. Technologists will scan patients according to site specific protocols depending on where the patient is located. Careful coordination with patient care staff located at a different site will be imperative. Overall, in depth knowledge of MRI safety.

Requirements:

  • No less than 5 years MRI experience in both Ambulatory and Acute setting

  • Well versed in multiple GE and Siemens platforms to include Sola, Vida, Aera, GE750W, GE450W

  • Ability to scan more than one patient a time on different scanners using the virtual platform

  • Experience in investigating and scanning implanted devices to include stimulator, ICDs, Pacemaker.

  • Ability to provide clear direction and communication for support to care team at offsite location

o During or after potential safety event

o How to manipulate table and equipment

o Patient positioning adjustments

Education

  • ALD Radiologic Sciences or Trade school certificate

Certification/Licensure

  • ARRT or MR

Experience

5 years MRI

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $47.49 - $69.73 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits. Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met. Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day! Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,746 open MRI Technologist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$47.49–69.73/hr
  • Virginia median$37–56/hr32 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–57/hr633 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $58.61/hr, is 27% above the Virginia median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the top quarter of MRI Technologist hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open MRI Technologist jobs in Virginia and 1,746 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four MRI Technologist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 705 postings).
Education
16 of the 1,746 open MRI Technologist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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